Ramaphosa has to demonstrate that achieving gender equality in SA is an important goal
Mmusi Maimane will follow the exit path of others who have been subjected to whiteness
The FF+ won just 1.57% of the vote in the Western Cape and should be allocated at least one seat in the provincial legislature
Parties like the Freedom Front Plus have enjoyed a surge in interest online
While smaller parties have seen a decline and over fist, the Freedom Front Plus has emerged as one of the biggest winners of the 2019 election
Although it deepens our democracy to see this equitable division of power, it also suggests that South Africans are moving further from each other
With just over half the votes counted, the FF+ has already doubled its 2014 votes
The other two political parties that are most searched for are the ANC and the Economic Freedom Fighters
South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
In April, the M&G reported that, where other small parties had lost votes hand over fist, the FF+ has steadily maintained its support
South Africans headed the polls on Wednesday to elect the country’s sixth democratic administration
And it is not only white conservatives who are donning the party’s green and orange colours
The amounts of radioactivity released in 2014 and 2015 were ‘negligible’ and it was not necessary to notify the public, Gordhan said.
Several political movements in the Western Cape are calling for greater autonomy for the province
But she has stepped back from making a direct challenge while her Good party weighs its chances
The Freedom Front Plus describes Marais as the Western Cape’s most experienced politician, adding he will keep the Democratic Alliance on its toes
The EFF needs to work with the ANC to get the two-thirds majority required to amend section 25 of the Constitution
Government departments and entities have experienced well-documented difficulties in preventing senior officials from doing business with the state
The ‘big three’ parties are floundering but the little ones are gaining huge political clout
The legal battle has dragged on for years and more than
22 000 pensioners have died
The National Assembly has voted in favour of beginning a process so the Constitution can be amended to allow land expropriation without compensation.
The party shunned the EFF’s motion that proposes Parliament should begin the process of legislating land expropriation without compensation
Tense relations between the DA and smaller opposition parties have threatening the opposition’s hopes of assuming power nationally in 2019
Mmusi Maimane has urged residents of the Metsimaholo municipality to kick the ANC out of power when they vote in the upcoming by-elections
This is what a current Draft Political Party Funding Bill proposes
Public funds are given to enable democracy to function effectively. But the distribution has been wilfully skewed and there is no accountability
The city remains without a mayor after the council vehemently rejected the speaker’s calls to nominate a new mayor.
Opposition party the Freedom Front Plus laid a complaint of hate speech against President Jacob Zuma more than a year ago.
Opposition parties reacted with varying degrees of disgust and disappointment in Parliament, from the EFF disruptions to Zuma’s ‘uninspiring’ speech.
Tension between FF Plus and EFF MPs continues, this time at a land reform budget debate where Andile Mngxitama was kicked out.
Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula says a quota favouring black players would not be imposed on anybody, after meeting with AfriForum, Solidarity and FF+.
Wednesday marks the deadline for President Jacob Zuma’s response to the Nkandla report, and opposition parties want Parliament recalled for debate.